On Thu, Dec 16/99, kim@... wrote:

> From: kim@...
>
> > You go up against Cain, you expect to be dead. You try to
>
> The fact that Cazic Thule is killable (without casualties even
> - happened on my server) contradicts this notion. If a
> well-coordinated group can take out Cazic while suffering
> minimal casualties, then giving him a death touch is a
> cop-out. You couldn't make him buff or smart enough to kill
> players, so you made him do it automatically.

Actually, on my old server he's know as a bit of a wuss. Most people
consider the Dracoliche much harder to take down than Cazic. The hard
part is the clearing of the zone to get to Cazic, actually killing him
is a bit anti-climactic.

>
> Think for a moment. If CT *really* had a death touch, what
> would he do the moment he discovered mortals were messing
> around in his realm? DT all of them. Isn't that what *you'd*
> do if you were playing CT? If you want a balanced (i.e. fun)
> game, you can't go willy nilly giving mobs all sorts of
> super-powers.

Unless you lack the imagination to do anything better.

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